Thank you Steve

This text is based on a comment I read in HackerNews but I adapted to my own version which expresses my feelings about Steve’s death.

Considering how apparent it was that Steve’s health was gravely bad and rapidly deteriorating, we all in the back of our minds knew the time we had him in this world was limited and precious. So it comes as a complete shock to me how upset I actually am by Steve’s passing.

Even though most of us never knew him, we all feel as if we did know him very well; his inventions, complete labours of love, have become so central to how we live our lives. The profound impact his creations have had on us cannot make us feel any other way.

I remember when I bought my first Mac. It was completely worth it because purchasing that machine literally changed my life.

Without a computer that was an absolute joy to use, I would have never spent so many hours having pleasure while coding and consequently now have the career opportunities that I do.

I feel eternally indebted to Steve, despite having never met the man myself. By creating the wonderful tools he did for us to work with, I feel he is significantly responsible for the career I have today.

To one of the few that can say ‘I changed the world’, thank you.

Rest in peace Steve!